After a series of intense questions regarding safety at an entrance for the proposed Rochester Crossing retail site developers agreed to install a traffic island off Route 58.

On Tuesday, the Rochester Planning Board continued a public hearing attended by officials working on behalf of the A.D. Makepeace Company. The Wareham-based developer wants to place retail outlets on 20-plus acres of land abutting Routes 28 and 58.

Some board members were upset with Rochester Crossing representatives Phil Cordeiro and Richard Starkey for not returning with plans to install a traffic island. At a previous public hearing, Cordeiro and Starkey proposed placing a 2-inch raised concrete surface and a right turn only sign to discourage drivers from turning left onto Route 58.

At that meeting, the officials agreed to meet with Police Chief Paul Magee for his input.

Speaking on behalf of Magee, Chair Arnie Johnson said, “He knows that [raised concrete] isn’t going to work. [Magee] said he was comfortable reviewing the site after a year, but in his opinion it’s not going to work.”

Board members feared that drivers would ignore the raised surface, turn left onto Route 58, and create a hazard.

“I don’t want an accident to happen,” member Ben Bailey said. “Our concern is we just plain don’t want to that happen.”

Rochester Crossing officials said the island would make it difficult to plow snow and hinder access for emergency vehicles.

Member Mike Murphy agreed.

“I’ve been in the towing business for 46 years and if there’s an island there and we get a bad snowstorm people will be smashing into that island,” he said. “It makes it a lot safer if you can plow.”

Murphy added that drivers who are determined would ignore the right turn only sign whether or not an island was there.

“You can’t control stupidity,” Murphy said.

After an hour of debate, Rochester Crossing officials said they would install a traffic island at the board’s request. The public hearing was continued to Aug. 12 at 7 p.m. in Rochester Town Hall.